Carpet-stretcher



(.No Model.)

M. WINTER, Sr.

, OARPET STRETOHBR. No. 253,460. Patented Feb. 7,1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL WINTER, SR, OF UNION CITY, INDIANA.

CARPET-STRETCH ER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 253,460, dated February 7, 1882.

Application filed January 5, 1882. (No model.)

with transverse apertures in the crossed ends,

which rods are adj ustably pivoted to each other by means of a bolt or pin provided with a winged nut. One of the rods or bars has a cushion at the outer end, and the other rod or bar has a carpet-griping plate at its outer end. By pressing downward on the joint of the rods or bars the ends of the rods or bars will be separated and the carpet will be stretched.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal elevation of my improved carpetestretcher. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Two rods or bars, A, made of tough and strong wood, or of metal, and having such height or thickness that they cannot bend, are provided with transverse apertures B, about one inch apart, throughout halfot'theirlengths. The bars or rods A are crossed at the perforated or apertured ends, and are held together by a bolt, 0, and a winged nut, D, which form a joint or pivot on which the rods can be folded. The outer" end of one red or bar Ais provided with a cushion, E, of any suitable, material, and the outer end of the other rod or bar is provided with a cap or ferrule, F, to which a plate, F, with a serrated edge is attached, this cap being held on the end of the rod or bar by a binding screw, G, or any other suitable looking device. The rods or bars A may be pivoted to each other a greater or less distance from their inner ends, and the distance between the cushion E and the serrated plate F" gripe on the same. If a downward pressure is exerted on the rods or bars A at their joint or pivot, the outer ends of the rods or bars will be separated, and as the cushion Erests against the wall the outer end of the carpet-stretcher only will be moved, and will draw the carpet taut orstretch it, upon which it can be tacked down. The serrated plate can be caused to grasp the carpet in the middle, or at the end of the same, as may be desired. The cushion E prevents the end of the carpet-stretcher from injuring the wall or its base.

This carpet-stretcher can be adjusted in length very easily, and the rods or bars A being provided with the apertures B the carpetstretcher may be used for large or small carpets, and in large or small rooms.

The ferrule or cap F, to which the gripingplate F is attached, can easily be removed, and can be replaced by a ferrule with other suitable griping devices, which may have' greater width or longer teeth, or, in general, be constructed different from the griping-plate shown.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A carpet-stretcher made substantially as herein shown and described, and consisting of two crossed and adj ustably pivoted rods or bars, one of which is provided at its outer end with a cushion, the other being provided at its outer end with a serrated carpet-griping plate, as set forth.

2. In a carpet-stretcher, the combination, with the crossed bars or rods A,each provided with a series of apertures B, of the pintle or bolt 0, the winged nut D, the cushion E, on the outer end of one of the rods, and a carpetgriping plate, F, on the outer end of the other red, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a carpet-stretcher, the combination, with the crossed bars or rods A, of the detachable ferrule or cap F, mounted on the end of one of the rods, and provided with a griping-plate, F, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

MICHAEL WINTER, SR. 

